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☆ Opinion | America Between Jesus and Faust
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

One objection to this vision focuses on my chosen location for this imagined near-future neo-America, given the possibility that climate change will render Texas or Arizona unfit for human habitation. It’s a real concern, and depending on your expectations for rising temperatures and water shortages you might bet on a Great Lakes renaissance instead. But you also shouldn’t necessarily bet against the adaptability of human beings who seem, to my own New England confusion, to really like to live in scorching heat. The deeper objection is a spiritual one, offered by Rod Dreher, who reliably outstrips me in pessimism and comes through again here. “Yes,” he responds, “it is better to live in a country and in a culture that is doing better, materially and otherwise, than all others.

Persons: Rod Dreher, ”, it’s, Lewis, Dreher, — Organizations: New, Arizona Locations: New America, Texas, Arizona, England, America, East Asia

☆ Ray Dalio says this 1 question will help you uncover someone's true motives: 'This applies to everything'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Almost everyone has an ulterior motive, according to billionaire investor Ray Dalio — and figuring it out comes down to asking yourself one simple question. "This applies to everything: when you're buying something, asking for advice, reading the newspaper, watching the news, etc.," he wrote. "That is because most people (though not all people) are trying to sell you something that will help them get the things they want." As for seeing things from a "higher level," Dalio has long attributed that ability to his success at evaluating financial markets. "I call this ability to rise above your own and others' circumstances and objectively look down on them 'higher-level thinking,'" Dalio wrote on Facebook a year later.

Persons: Ray Dalio —, Dalio, Diane Dreher, " Dreher Organizations: Bridgewater Associates, Pew Research Center, Psychology Today, YouTube, Facebook, CNBC, Global Locations: U.S

☆ A federal judge compared the January 6 mentality to 'Nazi Germany' at the sentencing of a Capitol rioter
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Walton made the comment as he sentenced a Capitol rioter who blamed Trump for January 6. The rioter, Dustin Thompson, was sentenced to three years in federal prison. Judge Reggie Walton made the remark at the sentencing of Dustin Thompson, a Capitol rioter who blamed Trump for his involvement in the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Following Thompson's conviction, Walton and federal prosecutors accused him of lacking candor while testifying under oath. In his own remarks to Walton, Thompson said he was "deeply ashamed" and apologized to the Capitol Police and "everyone" in the United States.

☆ Right-wing figures are ripping into Trump for mocking Ron DeSantis ahead of the midterms
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some right-wing figures who usually back Donald Trump are now slamming him for mocking Ron DeSantis. The former president gave DeSantis the nickname "Ron DeSanctimonious" on Saturday. Trump added fuel to rumors of a rivalry on Saturday when he called DeSantis "Ron DeSanctimonious" at a rally in Pennsylvania. "There was no good reason for Trump to attack DeSantis last night," he tweeted. "What has Ron DeSantis done to earn Trump's scorn here right before an election?"

☆ The American right’s future involves waging a 'religious battle' against the left, leaders say at a conservative conference
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Allan Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

MIAMI — In a luxury Miami resort earlier this month, leading conservative politicians, influencers and academics gathered to formulate a grand path forward for the American right. Meanwhile, the broader American left was repeatedly denounced as the “enemy” and a “regime” with “evil” ideas. The conference was backed by substantial donations from conservative advocacy groups and think tanks that included the Common Sense Society, The Heritage Foundation and the Conservative Partnership Institute. One panel featured a presentation titled “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Christian Nationalism,” though some attendees saw a more clear distinction between the two nationalist ideologies. “Sometimes people get swept up in the ideas of Christian nationalism,” Jordan Esrig, a senior at Vanderbilt University who attended the conference, said.

☆ Here's how a Cleveland hospital is implementing a hybrid telehealth model during the ongoing pandemic
▼ + stars: | 2021-09-01 | by ( Heather Lindsey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

MetroHealth quickly pivoted to telehealth to care for its diverse patient population in response to the pandemic. AdvertisementMetroHealth, a community hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, quickly ramped up its telehealth program for routine office visits and a Hospital at Home program to free up inpatient beds in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. "We flipped to doing pretty much all telehealth visits back in March of last year," said Dr. David M. Margolius, division director of internal medicine. The no-show rate for appointments has dropped from roughly 25% to 5% or less with telehealth visits. Training and support for healthcare providersMany clinicians and operational staff weren't accustomed to telehealth technology initially because nearly all healthcare delivery is based on an in-person care model.

Persons: —, David M, Albert Ferreira, MetroHealth, Margolius, Telehealth, Ferreira, Nicholas J, Dreher Organizations: Service, telehealth, Training, Technology, Bluetooth, Hospital, Health Innovation Institute Locations: Cleveland , Ohio, MetroHealth, COVID

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